| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kyle Olson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Rayford (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cory Dyar (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Charles Raff (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Lance Hargrave (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronnie Friedman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Webber (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Louis Hiatt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chester Majors (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ray Brown (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Louis Hiatt inbounds the ball | 29-23 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:34 | UConn | Brian Webber loses the ball out of bounds | 29-23 |
| 19:18 | Louisville | William Rayford connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-23 |
| 18:51 | UConn | Brian Webber is hacked by Lance Hargrave - foul #1 on Lance Hargrave, team foul #1 | 32-23 |
| 18:31 | UConn | Louis Hiatt comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-23 |
| 18:29 | Louisville | Charles Raff grabs the defensive rebound | 32-23 |
| 18:24 | Louisville | Kyle Olson clanks a 3 from straight away | 32-23 |
| 18:22 | UConn | The rebound goes to Chester Majors | 32-23 |
| 17:54 | UConn | Louis Hiatt connects on the open pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Chester Majors | 32-25 |
| 17:43 | Louisville | Cory Dyar is whistled for a carry | 32-25 |
| 17:19 | UConn | Louis Hiatt connects on the jumper near the basket set up by Brian Webber and he's hacked by Cory Dyar - foul #1 on Cory Dyar, team foul #2 | 32-27 |
| 17:19 | UConn | Louis Hiatt misses the free throw | 32-27 |
| 17:19 | Louisville | Charles Raff grabs the board | 32-27 |
| 17:02 | Louisville | William Rayford misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-27 |
| 17:01 | Louisville | Kyle Olson snags the offensive board | 32-27 |
| 16:54 | Louisville | Chester Majors swats the layup by Lance Hargrave | 32-27 |
| 16:53 | Louisville | William Rayford tips it home | 34-27 |
| 16:30 | UConn | Louis Hiatt misses long on a shot from the left block | 34-27 |
| 16:29 | Louisville | William Rayford grabs the defensive rebound | 34-27 |
| 16:20 | Louisville | Kyle Olson misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 34-27 |
| 16:18 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave tips it back up and in | 36-27 |
| 16:12 | UConn | William Rayford is called for the reach on Brian Webber - foul #3 on William Rayford, team foul #3 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Hooser (SG), Richard Saxon (PF), Mike Curtis (C) William Rayford, Charles Raff, Lance Hargrave | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Jones (PG), Robert Coover (SG), Paul Jahnke (PF), Jim Ross (C) Ronnie Friedman, Brian Webber, Chester Majors, Ray Brown | |
| 15:49 | UConn | Jim Ross misses the easy layup | 36-27 |
| 15:48 | Louisville | Mike Curtis snags the defensive board | 36-27 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kyle Olson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Hooser (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Cory Dyar (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Richard Saxon (fresh) C - Mike Curtis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Jones (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Robert Coover (fresh) SF - Louis Hiatt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Jahnke (fresh) C - Jim Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Louisville | Kyle Olson clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-27 |
| 15:26 | UConn | Paul Jahnke pulls down the rebound | 36-27 |
| 15:07 | UConn | Louis Hiatt is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Louis Hiatt, team foul #1 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Gray (PG), Michael Dennis (SF), Charles Raff (PF) Kyle Olson, Cory Dyar, Mike Curtis | |
| Subs | UConn | Brian Webber (SG) Robert Coover | |
| 14:44 | Louisville | Richard Saxon misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Jim Ross - foul #2 on Jim Ross, team foul #2 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Rayford (SG), Lance Hargrave (C) Timothy Hooser, Charles Raff | |
| Subs | UConn | Ronnie Friedman (PG), Ray Brown (C) Robert Jones, Jim Ross | |
| 14:44 | Louisville | Richard Saxon makes the 1st free throw | 37-27 |
| 14:44 | Louisville | Richard Saxon makes the 2nd free throw | 38-27 |
| 14:17 | UConn | Louis Hiatt clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-27 |
| 14:16 | UConn | Paul Jahnke can't tip it in | 38-27 |
| 14:15 | Louisville | Michael Dennis snags the defensive board | 38-27 |
| 13:53 | Louisville | Richard Saxon misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-27 |
| 13:52 | UConn | The rebound goes to Ray Brown | 38-27 |
| 13:32 | UConn | Brian Webber clanks a jumper from the left wing | 38-27 |
| 13:30 | Louisville | Michael Dennis pulls down the rebound | 38-27 |
| 13:14 | Louisville | Larry Gray hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 38-27 |
| 13:13 | Louisville | Larry Gray can't tip it in | 38-27 |
| 13:11 | UConn | Paul Jahnke grabs the board | 38-27 |
| 13:06 | UConn | Brian Webber clanks a driving attempt from close range | 38-27 |
| 13:05 | UConn | Paul Jahnke pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-27 |
| 12:47 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-27 |
| 12:45 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave grabs the board | 38-27 |
| 12:34 | Louisville | William Rayford is fouled on the floor by Louis Hiatt - foul #2 on Louis Hiatt, team foul #3 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kyle Olson (PG), Cory Dyar (SF), Charles Raff (PF) Larry Gray, Michael Dennis, Richard Saxon | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Jones (PG), Robert Coover (SG), Chester Majors (PF), Jim Ross (C) Ronnie Friedman, Brian Webber, Paul Jahnke, Ray Brown | |
| 12:22 | Louisville | Kyle Olson misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Coover - foul #2 on Robert Coover, team foul #4 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Hooser (SG), Mike Curtis (C) William Rayford, Lance Hargrave | |
| Subs | UConn | David Lamb (SF) Louis Hiatt | |
| 12:22 | Louisville | Kyle Olson makes the 1st free throw | 39-27 |
| 12:22 | Louisville | Kyle Olson misses the 2nd free throw | 39-27 |
| 12:22 | UConn | Jim Ross gets the rebound | 39-27 |
| 12:03 | UConn | Mike Curtis is called for the reach on Jim Ross - foul #1 on Mike Curtis, team foul #4 | 39-27 |
| 11:35 | UConn | Jim Ross comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 39-27 |
| 11:34 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Coover | 39-27 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kyle Olson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Hooser (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Cory Dyar (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Charles Raff (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Mike Curtis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Jones (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Robert Coover (fresh) 2 reb. SF - David Lamb (fresh) PF - Chester Majors (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jim Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 11:19 | UConn | Robert Jones misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Cory Dyar - foul #2 on Cory Dyar, team foul #5 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Rayford (SG), Lance Hargrave (C) Timothy Hooser, Mike Curtis | |
| Subs | UConn | Brian Webber (SG), Ray Brown (C) Robert Coover, Jim Ross | |
| 11:19 | UConn | Robert Jones makes the 1st free throw | 39-28 |
| 11:19 | UConn | Robert Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 11:01 | Louisville | Kyle Olson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-29 |
| 10:59 | UConn | Robert Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 39-29 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 10:40 | UConn | Robert Jones drills a jump hook from close range | 39-31 |
| 10:20 | Louisville | Charles Raff scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Kyle Olson | 41-31 |
| 10:12 | UConn | Chester Majors is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Chester Majors, team foul #5 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | UConn | Ronnie Friedman (PG), Louis Hiatt (SF) Robert Jones, David Lamb | |
| 09:49 | Louisville | Ronnie Friedman takes the ball from Cory Dyar | 41-31 |
| 09:24 | UConn | Louis Hiatt is hacked by Charles Raff - foul #3 on Charles Raff, team foul #6 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Saxon (C) Lance Hargrave | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Jahnke (PF) Chester Majors | |
| 09:02 | UConn | Brian Webber misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 41-31 |
| 09:01 | UConn | Paul Jahnke grabs the offensive rebound | 41-31 |
| 08:35 | UConn | Louis Hiatt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Hooser (SG), Mike Curtis (C) William Rayford, Charles Raff | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Coover (SG), Jim Ross (C) Brian Webber, Ray Brown | |
| 08:17 | Louisville | Cory Dyar knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Kyle Olson and he's fouled by Paul Jahnke - foul #1 on Paul Jahnke, team foul #6 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | Lance Hargrave (C) Mike Curtis | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 08:17 | Louisville | Cory Dyar makes the free throw | 44-31 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 08:06 | UConn | Lance Hargrave steals it from Robert Coover | 44-31 |
| 07:52 | Louisville | Kyle Olson double dribbles | 44-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Gray (PG), Michael Dennis (SF) Kyle Olson, Cory Dyar | |
| Subs | UConn | Chester Majors (PF) Paul Jahnke | |
| 07:37 | UConn | Jim Ross misses badly on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Michael Dennis - foul #1 on Michael Dennis, team foul #7 | 44-31 |
| 07:37 | UConn | Jim Ross makes the 1st free throw | 44-32 |
| 07:37 | UConn | Jim Ross misses the 2nd free throw | 44-32 |
| 07:37 | Louisville | Michael Dennis grabs the board | 44-32 |
| 07:25 | Louisville | Chester Majors is called for the reach on Richard Saxon - foul #2 on Chester Majors, team foul #7 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | UConn | Brian Webber (SG) Robert Coover | |
| 07:25 | Louisville | Richard Saxon makes the 1st free throw | 45-32 |
| 07:25 | Louisville | Richard Saxon makes the 2nd free throw | 46-32 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Larry Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Hooser (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Dennis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Saxon (fresh) 4 pts. C - Lance Hargrave (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronnie Friedman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Webber (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Louis Hiatt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chester Majors (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jim Ross (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:11 | UConn | Chester Majors banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jim Ross and the foul's on Timothy Hooser - foul #1 on Timothy Hooser, team foul #8 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Rayford (SG), Charles Raff (PF) Timothy Hooser, Richard Saxon | |
| Subs | UConn | Ray Brown (C) Jim Ross | |
| 07:11 | UConn | Chester Majors makes the free throw | 46-35 |
| 06:54 | Louisville | Charles Raff misses the lay-in but the foul's on Chester Majors - foul #3 on Chester Majors, team foul #8 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kyle Olson (PG), Cory Dyar (SF) Larry Gray, Michael Dennis | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Jones (PG), David Lamb (SF) Ronnie Friedman, Louis Hiatt | |
| 06:54 | Louisville | Charles Raff misses the 1st free throw | 46-35 |
| 06:54 | Louisville | Charles Raff misses the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| 06:54 | UConn | Chester Majors snags the defensive board | 46-35 |
| 06:36 | UConn | Brian Webber drills a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from David Lamb | 46-37 |
| 06:14 | Louisville | Charles Raff's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Saxon (C) Lance Hargrave | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 05:54 | UConn | Chester Majors misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 46-37 |
| 05:53 | Louisville | Richard Saxon grabs the defensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 05:35 | Louisville | William Rayford can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 46-37 |
| 05:34 | UConn | The rebound goes to Chester Majors | 46-37 |
| 05:09 | UConn | Brian Webber misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Charles Raff - foul #4 on Charles Raff, team foul #9 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Hooser (SG), Lance Hargrave (C) William Rayford, Richard Saxon | |
| Subs | UConn | Ronnie Friedman (PG), Louis Hiatt (SF), Paul Jahnke (PF), Jim Ross (C) Robert Jones, David Lamb, Chester Majors, Ray Brown | |
| 05:09 | UConn | Brian Webber makes the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 05:09 | UConn | Brian Webber makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 04:49 | Louisville | Kyle Olson buries a shot from the free throw line | 48-39 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 04:35 | UConn | Charles Raff swats the layup by Brian Webber | 48-39 |
| 04:34 | UConn | Paul Jahnke pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 04:16 | UConn | Louis Hiatt hits a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Brian Webber | 48-41 |
| 03:55 | Louisville | Charles Raff's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Gray (PG), William Rayford (SG), Michael Dennis (SF), Richard Saxon (PF) Kyle Olson, Timothy Hooser, Cory Dyar, Charles Raff | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Coover (SG), Ray Brown (C) Brian Webber, Jim Ross | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 03:28 | UConn | Robert Coover knocks in the shot in the lane | 48-43 |
| 03:24 | Louisville | Larry Gray travels in the backcourt | 48-43 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Larry Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - William Rayford (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Dennis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Saxon (fresh) 4 pts. C - Lance Hargrave (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronnie Friedman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Coover (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Louis Hiatt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Jahnke (fresh) 7 reb. C - Ray Brown (fresh) | |
| 03:05 | UConn | Louis Hiatt connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Coover | 48-46 |
| 02:52 | Louisville | Richard Saxon is called for traveling | 48-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kyle Olson (PG), Cory Dyar (SF), Mike Curtis (C) Larry Gray, Michael Dennis, Lance Hargrave | |
| Subs | UConn | Chester Majors (PF) Paul Jahnke | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 02:23 | UConn | Louis Hiatt misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 48-46 |
| 02:21 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Kyle Olson | 48-46 |
| 02:21 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Raff (PF), Lance Hargrave (C) Richard Saxon, Mike Curtis | |
| Subs | UConn | Brian Webber (SG) Robert Coover | |
| 02:01 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Cory Dyar | 50-46 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 01:32 | UConn | 3 seconds is called on Brian Webber | 50-46 |
| 01:10 | Louisville | Cory Dyar knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 52-46 |
| 00:42 | UConn | Brian Webber misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away but he's fouled by Charles Raff - foul #5 on Charles Raff, team foul #10 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Saxon (PF) Charles Raff | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:42 | UConn | Brian Webber misses the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 00:42 | UConn | Brian Webber makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 00:42 | UConn | Brian Webber makes the 3rd free throw | 52-48 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:41 | Louisville | William Rayford is fouled in the backcourt by Ronnie Friedman - foul #1 on Ronnie Friedman, team foul #9 | 52-48 |
| 00:41 | Louisville | William Rayford makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 00:41 | Louisville | William Rayford makes the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:34 | UConn | Brian Webber can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-48 |
| 00:33 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave pulls down the rebound | 54-48 |
| 00:31 | Louisville | Ronnie Friedman is called for the reach on Lance Hargrave in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronnie Friedman, team foul #10 | 54-48 |
| 00:31 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 00:31 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave misses the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 00:31 | UConn | Chester Majors gets the rebound | 55-48 |
| 00:27 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 55-48 |
| 00:26 | Louisville | Richard Saxon gets the rebound | 55-48 |
| 00:24 | Louisville | Richard Saxon is fouled in the backcourt by Ronnie Friedman - foul #3 on Ronnie Friedman, team foul #11 | 55-48 |
| 00:24 | Louisville | Richard Saxon makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 00:24 | Louisville | Richard Saxon makes the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 00:19 | UConn | Brian Webber misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-48 |
| 00:17 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave snags the defensive board | 57-48 |
| 00:14 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Webber - foul #2 on Brian Webber, team foul #12 | 57-48 |
| 00:14 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 00:14 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 00:08 | UConn | Louis Hiatt is whistled for a carry | 59-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Jones (PG), Robert Coover (SG), David Lamb (SF), Paul Jahnke (PF), Jim Ross (C) Ronnie Friedman, Brian Webber, Louis Hiatt, Chester Majors, Ray Brown | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Kyle Olson runs out the clock | 59-48 |